As head of Public Health and Government Affairs at PatientsLikeMe, Dave Clifford is responsible for interfacing with public policy makers and actors in public health to improve outcomes driven by patient voice and patient-centered data. Previously, Mr. Clifford had worked as a consultant to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, where he supported neuroscience, prosthetic device, biomedical manufacturing, and infectious disease programs. In this role, he assisted in creating and administering the Predicting Health and Disease and Revolutionizing Prosthetics programs as well as the Reorganization and Plasticity to Accelerate Injury Recovery (REPAIR) program, a major neuroscience effort. He holds a Masters of International Affairs in Science and Technology Policy from the George Washington University.